Senior Management Accountant

Michael Page Recruitment is delighted to partner with our client to recruit a newly-created Senior Management Accountant role.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an for an experienced, enthusiastic, self-motivated management accountant who has a keen interest in supporting and developing a finance team and supporting on internal projects to improve efficiencies within the high-performing finance department.

Client Details

Our client is a highly reputable Hospitality Group with a presence across all of Scotland. They have a head office based in the heart of Edinburgh City. The role will be predominantly office based due to the nature of projects, however, WFH will be available.

Description

The successful candidate will likely have the following responsibilities:

Preparation and review of management accounts for several of the venues, analysing the financial performance and providing meaningful commentary.

Supporting finance team with queries from suppliers

Supporting finance team with finance related queries from operational team and venue management, ensuring end of week variances are fully investigated, followed up on and reported to relevant parties.

Preparation, review and submission of quarterly VAT returns for the estate

Responsible for the accounting preparation, VAT submission and year end accounts for smaller connected business entities

Processing, monitoring and reporting on head office expense management system

Supporting energy consumption agenda

Working closely with operational team and venue management to ensure financial data is accurate and aligned with the business objectives

Assisting with the production of statutory year end accounts and liaising with external auditors during year end audit

Supervision and development of the finance team

Supporting financial controller and finance director with ad hoc projectsProfile

The successful candidate will likely have the following profile:

Experience of line managing a small finance team and willingness to be hands on, flexible and adaptable

Analytical and problem solver - ability to recognise problems, investigate source of problem and propose a solution to fix or improve the issue

Ability to build rapport and effective working relationships with individuals at all levels within the company

Willingness to utilise AI tools that are aligned with the company AI policyJob Offer

This role offers a competitive salary between £50,000-£60,000 DOE. Please apply for a confidential and comprehensive overview